Family Therapy

Family therapy is a process that supports couples and families address their concerns when they are in crisis or concerned about a problem. At times, people feel overwhelmed by their situation and have difficulty obtaining a productive perspective. Family therapy encourages the participants to become aware of themselves, their style of addressing concerns, and how their approach may or may not be useful to the situation. It then supports the family in making useful changes, which will help the family function better. Many family relationships go through challenges. These challenges include individuals and the groups that support them. Family therapy is a tool that can support both the individual and the family or group in order to create a successful situation.


Practitioners

  • Robert_Hoppe

    Robert Hoppe, MA, PSY.D.

    Robert Hoppe earned his Bachelor’s in Psychology from Metropolitan State University and his Master’s and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University - Twin Cities. Robert
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  • Jeff Hansen-final

    Jeff Hansen, MA, LADC

    Jeff Hansen has worked in behavioral health for the last 17 years, including work with adults experiencing serious and persistent mental illness and adolescents having mental health and/or substance abuse issues. He is currently the lead
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  • Catherine_Wright

    Catherine Wright, MS, LPCC

    Catherine Wright is a licensed professional clinical counselor who is working with Natalis as a Doctoral level psychological trainee. She has over 15 years of experience providing therapeutic services to children and families in communit
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  • Stephen Ziff

    Stephen Ziff, MA, LP, LMFT

    Stephen is a Licensed Psychologist and Marriage and Family Therapist with 30 years of experience in both clinic and hospital settings. He has extensive experience working with adolescents and their families, and most recently worked at th
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  • Maradeth Searle

    Maradeth H. Searle, PSY.D., LP, CEAP

    Dr. Searle is a licensed psychologist and certified Employee Assistance Professional. She uses a collaborative, client-centered approach to therapy incorporating a variety of techniques based on client needs. These include Cognitive/Behav
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  • Xulivong Moua-final

    Xulivong Moua, MA, LPCC

    Xulivong is a psychotherapist with ten years of experience working with immigrants and youth. Xulivong's areas of specialty include: Psychotherapy dealing with major depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, adjus
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  • Monique Lowe

    Monique R. Lowe, PH.D., LP

    Dr. Lowe has been working with children, adolescents and families for over 16 years. In addition to her clinical experience, Dr. Lowe has experience in graduate-level teaching and supervision. She also trains other clinicians in cross-cul
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  • Greg Picker

    Greg Picker, PSY.D., LP

    Greg Picker is a counselor who works with adults, adolescents, couples, and families from diverse cultural backgrounds. Greg’s areas of specialty include: Inpatient and outpatient psychological eval
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  • Lisa Johnson

    Lisa M. Johnson, PSY.D., LP, LMFT

    Lisa is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has more than seven years of experience doing in-home therapy. She has worked in a day treatment facility, a state hospital, and a chemical dependency unit. Additionally, as part of her
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  • Jonathan Hoistad

    Jonathan C. Hoistad, PH.D., LP

    A licensed psychologist and licensed marriage and family therapist, Dr. Hoistad is the senior member of Natalis Counseling & Psychology Solutions. His clinical practice includes consultation in mental behavioral health, family practic
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